Edited Press Release
Lexington, KY – October 10, 2024 – Isabelle Ehman of Milton, GA, has won the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month Award Sponsored by Charles Ancona for September. This marks the third time she’s earned the award this year, having been the Rider of the Month in March and July.
A talented junior rider, Ehman competes in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series’ East Conference Presented by Rood & Riddle. She began her busy month with two top-ten finishes in the $7,500 SJHOF 1.45m Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic at the Traverse City Fall Horse Show, earning second place with Magnolia (the Hall of Fame’s Horse of the Month for July) and seventh with her newest mount, Darra Du Soleil. She and Darra Du Soleil then topped the leaderboard in the Classics during both the Traverse City Fall International and American Gold Cup. These victories helped them secure both weeks’ 1.40/1.45m Junior/Amateur Jumper championships as well as the Hall of Fame’s Rider and Horse of the Month awards for September.
The Show Jumping Hall of Fame conducts its Jumper Classic Series with classes at approximately 80 horse shows each year. The Series hosts classes for junior and amateur riders at both 1.40-1.45m and 1.30-1.35m in two Conferences – the East Conference presented by Rood & Riddle and the West Conference presented by LEG Colorado Horse Shows. The Series culminates in a West Conference Championship Final at Blenheim EquiSports’ International Jumping Festival in San Juan Capistrano, California, and the overall Series Final at the Washington International Horse Show in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
Each month, the Series honors the one rider and one horse that earn the most points in Series competition that month. For year-end awards, the Series recognizes each conference’s Leading Rider and Leading Horse; the East Conference Leading Rider Award is sponsored by LAURACEA, and the West Conference Leading Rider Award is sponsored by Palm Beach International Academy. The winner of each year-end award receives an engraved Tiffany crystal trophy and complimentary admission to the Hall of Fame’s annual Induction Ceremony and Awards Gala in Wellington in March, during which they are honored for their achievements.
The 2024 winners of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month Award Sponsored by Charles Ancona are:
- January – Mimi Gochman of Palm Beach, FL
- February – Clara Propp of New York, NY
- March – Isabelle Ehman of Milton, GA
- April – Chloe Kuang of Las Vegas, NV
- May – Sofia Cady of Austin, TX
- June – Natalie Jayne of Elgin, IL
- July – Isabelle Ehman of Milton, GA
- August – Zayna Rizvi of Wellington, FL
- September – Isabelle Ehman of Milton, GA
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